Today
Last Night
But last night... Oh, my
goodness! The wind shrieked around the exterior walls. It shoved two of the
lighter-weight balcony chairs against the windows and banged them until my
husband fought against it to bring the chairs inside. The wind created white
caps on the normally calm waters of our portion of the Gulf of Mexico.
Lightning flashed in the inky black sky. Rain pelted the windows. Even the
water in the toilet bowls swirled slightly as the storm raged against the high-rise condo--as well as against everything and everyone in its path.
Today
Thankfully, after several hours, the storm
passed. By God’s grace, my husband and I are safe and are anticipating a beautiful day here at the beach.
Reflections
The storm and the
stillness, the darkness and the sunshine, the fear and the calm…are part of
life, aren’t they? Whichever one we're experiencing at the moment will, at some
point, be replaced by its opposite. By God’s grace, we transition from one to
the other, trusting Him to be with us no matter life's current “weather.”
As I reflect on that, I
remember a quote I'd read the day before the storm released its fury:
I am not in control, but I am deeply loved by the one who is.
--Glenn Packiam
And I do believe, as I hope you do, that God has everything under control, even the storms of life. And as my mama used to say, “Whether He spares or shares, He will be there.” His presence with us makes ALL the difference—whether we’re experiencing storms or sunshine.
Note: To read my previous posts about storms, click here and here